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<title>Health Education and Health Promotion</title>
<title_fa>Health Education and Health Promotion</title_fa>
<short_title>Health Educ Health Promot</short_title>
<subject>Medical Sciences</subject>
<web_url>http://hehp.modares.ac.ir</web_url>
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<journal_id_issn>2588-5715</journal_id_issn>
<journal_id_issn_online>2345-2897</journal_id_issn_online>
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	<type>jalali</type>
	<year>1401</year>
	<month>4</month>
	<day>1</day>
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	<type>gregorian</type>
	<year>2022</year>
	<month>7</month>
	<day>1</day>
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<volume>10</volume>
<number>3</number>
<publish_type>online</publish_type>
<publish_edition>1</publish_edition>
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	<language>en</language>
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	<title>A Glance at Coronavirus in General Population of Thi-Qar and Al- Muthanna Provinces</title>
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	<abstract>&lt;span style=font-size:10pt&gt;&lt;span style=unicode-bidi:embed&gt;&lt;span new= roman= style=font-family: times=&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span cambria= style=font-family:&gt;&lt;span style=color:black&gt;Aims:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span cambria= style=font-family:&gt;&lt;span style=color:black&gt; This research aimed to investigate the spread of COVID-19 infection among suspected adults and assess the relationship between tobacco smoking, diabetes, and high blood pressure comorbidities, and their association with susceptibility to acquiring the infection with COVID-19.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;span style=font-size:10pt&gt;&lt;span style=unicode-bidi:embed&gt;&lt;span new= roman= style=font-family: times=&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span cambria= style=font-family:&gt;&lt;span style=color:black&gt;Material &amp; Methods:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span cambria= style=font-family:&gt;&lt;span style=color:black&gt; This study was carried put on 214 suspected cases of CoV-2, among male and female adults (age ≥ 20 years) in 2021, and tested for CoV-2 infection by RT-PCR. Plus the IgG/IgM Rapid Test Cassette, along with CoV-2-related symptoms. Information on whether the subjects smoke or suffer from diabetes and high blood pressure has also been supplemented.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;span style=font-size:10pt&gt;&lt;span style=unicode-bidi:embed&gt;&lt;span new= roman= style=font-family: times=&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span cambria= style=font-family:&gt;&lt;span style=color:black&gt;Findings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span cambria= style=font-family:&gt;&lt;span style=color:black&gt;: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span cambria= style=font-family:&gt;&lt;span style=color:black&gt;According to the results, the age group of 61-80 was the most affected group among the COVID-19 patients by 45%. In addition, the proportion of males infected with COVID-19 was higher across all age groups (64%) than females (36%). A significant difference was observed between the patients concerning age and gender (p&lt;0.05). The percentage of smoker patients versus non-smokers was 47% &lt;i&gt;vs&lt;/i&gt; 53%. The proportion of diabetics to nondiabetics was 43 % &lt;i&gt;vs&lt;/i&gt; 57 %. As well as the ratio of hypertensive to normotensive COVID-19 patients was 62 %&lt;i&gt; vs&lt;/i&gt; 38 %. There was a significant difference between smoker and non-smoker, diabetic and non-diabetic, and hypertensive and non-hypertensive patients in terms of affected by COVID-19 (p&lt;0.05). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span dir=RTL lang=AR-SA style=font-size:12.0pt&gt;&lt;span iransharpsmall= light= style=font-family:&gt;&lt;span style=color:black&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;span style=font-size:10pt&gt;&lt;span style=unicode-bidi:embed&gt;&lt;span new= roman= style=font-family: times=&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span cambria= style=font-family:&gt;&lt;span style=color:black&gt;Conclusion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span cambria= style=font-family:&gt;&lt;span style=color:black&gt;: Age, gender, smoking, diabetes, and hypertension are some risk factors for Coronavirus infection. Gender and age are associated with infection rates and their consequences. Also, the likelihood of COVID-19 infection is likely to be lowered in half for active smokers. Patients with diabetes and hypertension especially those who use ACE2-increasing medications are at a higher risk of developing a severe COVID-19 infection. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;  </abstract>
	<keyword_fa></keyword_fa>
	<keyword>SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Smoking</keyword>
	<start_page>587</start_page>
	<end_page>591</end_page>
	<web_url>http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-1-71775-1&amp;slc_lang=en&amp;sid=4</web_url>


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